FINALS

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Vocabulary final

Vocabulary #1

1. adumbrate- Report or represent in outline; indicate faintly
2. apotheosis- The highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.
3. ascetic- Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
4. bauble-A small, showy trinket or decoration.
5. beguile- Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
6. burgeon-Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
7. complement- A thing that completes or brings to perfection.
8. contumacious-Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
9. curmudgeon-A bad-tempered or surly person.
10. didactic-Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
11. disingenuous- Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
12. exculpate-Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
13. faux pas-An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation.
14. fulminate-Express vehement protest;Develop suddenly and severely
15. fustian-Thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors
16. hauteur-aughtiness of manner; disdainful pride.
17. inhibit-Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).
18. jeremiad-A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.
19. opportunist-A person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by principles or plans.
20. unconscionable-Not right or reasonable.                                           

21. Vocabulary #2

    
    

    
    
    

    accoutrements- additional objects to put on your person for a specific task, like equipment used as clothes. The accoutrements of a police officer are his billy club, badge and taser.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    apogee- the highest point of development of something. The apogee of the British empire was when it controlled one third of the globe.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    apropos- concerning something, pertaining to something.  Some topics in Math Analysis seemed apropos to nothing.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    bicker- to argue about trivial maters.  Siblings often bicker.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    coalesce- to come together into something.  In the virtual choir, many singers from around the globe coalesced into one group.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    contretemps- a minor unexpected or unfortunate occurrence.  Many british sitcoms deal with humorous contretemps, often under a large misfortune that is overshadowed by these trivial maters, such as Fawlty Towers and Blackadder.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    convolution- twists, and coils, or a function derived from two functions through integration. The brain is made up of many sinuous convolutions.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    cull- to pick from a large number of options or to amass from much data.  The current text of Beowulf was culled from many different fragments of texts about the epic hero.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    disparate- immensely different.  In economics, they use disparate objects to explain production possibility curves, such as robots and pizzas.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    dogmatic- laying down principles which are not proven true.  The dogmatic theologist lectured about many unproven principles like they were true.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    licentious- promiscuous, or unprincipled sexually.  In the times of Jane Austen, Lydia from pride and Prejudice would have been viewed as licentious.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    mete- to allot punishment.  Many countries say that they care for their citizens, yet they radially mete out to their people.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    noxious- harmful or poisonous.  Many noxious fumes come out of industrial buildings.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    polemic- strongly speaking out against something.  The polemic worker spoke out against his low wages.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    populous- having a large population.  In ecosystems, producers are the most populous part of the food web.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    probity- having moral principles, decency.  Pretentious people often put up a facade of probity.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    repartee- conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty remarks.  When I got to boys state, I impressed one of the counselors by starting a repartee with him.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    supervene- occur later than a specified event or action, often changing plans.  The collapse of the twin towers supervened much of what happened on September 11th, 2009.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    truncate- to shorten something by cutting of the top or end.  In elementary school, kids liked to make shorts by truncating old jeans. 

    
    

    
    

    
    

    unimpeachable- not to be doubted or questioned. The views of many experts are often viewed as unimpeachable.

    
    

    Vocabulary # 3

    apostate: a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc. 
    effusive: pouring out; overflowing. 
    impasse: a position or situation from which there is no escape 
    euphoria:  state of intense happiness and self-confidence 
    lugubrious: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner 
    bravado: a pretentious, swaggering display of courage. 
    consensus: general agreement or concord; harmony. 
    dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. 
    constrict: to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. 
    gothic: genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance 
    punctilio: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure. 
    metamorphosis: any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. 
    raconteur: a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. 
    sine qua non: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential 
    quixotic: impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable. 
    vendetta: any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like 
    non sequitur: a statement containing an illogical conclusion. 
    mystique: a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object 
    quagmire: a situation from which extrication is very difficult 
    parlous: perilous; dangerous.

My 6,128 Favorite Books

   I love this whole article in general because as he goes on he uses terminology from the books and also metaphors he has gained from reading so many. The point that he made also which really intrigued me is that it shouldn't matter what the book is or article if it catches your interest read it, it can only benefit you. With all those books under his belt I bet his vocabulary is beyond ridiculous and he can see what kind of Literary Terms the author may be using and how to use them to help understand the story better. As you gain more experience with books you tend to get a feel of how they work unless your just reading a author that is completely unlike any other person. " I've read books while waiting for friends to get sprung from the drunk tank, while waiting for people to emerge from comas, while waiting for the Iceman to cometh." This is a metaphor I didn't really understand but I'm assuming its from a story he read about Iceman but I thought it was pretty cool he did this to encourage reading. He exaggerates to show his passion for reading books all the time and encourages others to give it a try! 

Thoughts On Hamlet

I was flipping through a few other profiles and their opinions Hamlet to see what they though about him now that they see who he truly is. Jasmine Beebe's write up gave me a perfect example of who Hamlet was like in a television series I also LOVE. Dexter is a undercover killer who works as a blood splatter analyst and is very blank with his emotion. Hamlet didn't know how to express the emotions he felt and ended up losing everything like Dexter. Dexter lived his life looking for his mother killer and in the end after he found him and killed him things eventually started to fall apart on him. He eventually is separated from his love and his only son to save them from himself because he believed he was too dangerous because everyone he loved died. Hamlet lost his dad and he knew who the killer was but did nothing, this in a sense was kind of a torture to himself. He didn't confront the problems when he should have. 

Tools That Change The Way We Think

   Its amazing how much our technology has increased in the past ten years and the more capabilities that we are gaining every single day. When I was young I never expected to have a phone that could get on the Internet and do all kinds of thing I just wanted one that could make a call. I couldn't rely on my smart phone when I was little but I still obtained information in some places, but it wasn't until I started using the Internet all the time and watching interesting documentaries online that I started obtaining information all the time. When I'm bored sometimes I just browse information on things I like looking at different websites to see what type of things are on there and if I would be interested in them. Technology has definitely benefited me since its made so much progress but some people on the other hand are lazy with and don't use it to their benefit. If you work with it I promise the internet and all of its intertwining connections will help you through a lot of your questions. Its there to help us improve not to take over our lives to where we only turn to it for answers. If we let this happen our society as a whole will lose intelligence and become self-reliant on technology to save them because they can't save themselves. So use this wonderful thing to help you gain knowledge not just to look up something and forget about it!  

Poetry Inquiry

SONNET 18	PARAPHRASE	.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?	Shall I compare you to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:	You are more lovely and more constant:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,	Rough winds shake the beloved buds of May
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:	And summer is far too short:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,	At times the sun is too hot,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;	Or often goes behind the clouds;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,	And everything beautiful sometime will lose its beauty,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;	By misfortune or by nature's planned out course.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade	But your youth shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;	Nor will you lose the beauty that you possess;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,	Nor will death claim you for his own,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:	Because in my eternal verse you will live forever.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,	So long as there are people on this earth,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.	So long will this poem live on, making you immortal.

I found this translation of my sonnet on this website http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18detail.html  which was very helpful for understanding the sonnet. This one of the well known sonnets and its because of how straight forward he is. He is proclaiming to her about her beauty and how her youth would never fade. He also said that now that he spoke of her beauty it would live on through the sonnet forever where it would never be forgotten. This sonnet has a powerful impact of love he has for her and the beauty she beholds through his eyes. I can't really relate a love poem to me but it really inspire me to keep my dreams youthful and always to have hope for what I want to do with my life. "so long as there are people on this earth, So long will this poem live on, make you immortal" this quote makes me want to do something that is gonna carry on when I leave this world, something that really effected the people around me.

Vocabulary #9

aficionado - noun a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting

browbeat - verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; be bossy towards

commensurate - adj. corresponding in size or degree or extent

diaphanous - adj. so thin as to transmit light

emolument - noun compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)

foray - noun an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); a sudden short 
attack; verb briefly enter enemy territory; steal goods; take as spoil

genre - noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work;an expressive style of music; a style of expressing yourself in writing

homily - noun a sermon on a moral or religious topic

immure - verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

insouciant - adj. marked by blithe unconcern

matrix - noun mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface; the 

formative tissue at the base of a nail; the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded; a 

rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns; an enclosure within which 

something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)